Infinite Terror: All members of the Zhongzhou team are wheelchair-level enhanced

Chapter 159 Refining Swords into Silk: The Central Continent Team Undergoes Another Round of Enhancement, Zheng Zha Unlocks His Second-Tier Gene Lock

This move is very powerful, and it allows Su Bai to use sword techniques before reaching the intermediate level of the fourth tier.

Normally, the "Refining Sword into Silk" technique can only be performed by someone at the Nascent Soul Realm (Intermediate Fourth Tier) after they have acquired a sword pellet.

Using the sword pellet form in advance is a desperate move by demonic sword cultivators, which can easily trigger their inner demons on the spot.

Even if it doesn't trigger the inner demons on the spot, it will bring them much earlier.

Given the difficulty of a demon sword cultivator overcoming their inner demons, attempting to do so without proper preparation is almost certain death.

Su Bai's move is based on the principle of 'refining swords into threads', which allows him to produce black thread sword energy without the need for a sword pellet.

This means that his black sword energy is definitely weaker than the black sword energy that a normal Nascent Soul cultivator could unleash through a sword pellet.

Equivalent to a weaker version of sword energy.

However, he added a microscopic level of telekinesis to the mix, giving each wisp of black sword energy controllable nuclear fusion power, allowing it to rapidly cut across the entire area.

The power it displays is no less than that of the proper 'sword refining into silk' technique.

This is one of the reasons why telekinesis is considered an excellent plugin.

Like a panacea, it can adapt and enhance various enhancement systems.

Su Bai's path as a vampire demon sword cultivator is exactly like this.

It compensates for the fact that Su Bai was unable to unleash the three ultimate sword techniques before reaching the Nascent Soul realm.

“It’s not quite right to call this move ‘Refining Sword into Silk’ anymore. How about… Thousand Silk Black Flame Sword?” Su Bai thought.

The difficulty of this move lies in transforming the demonic sword essence within the Xuanmo Flying Sword into black silk sword energy, which also requires coordination with the principles of the vampire skill 'Red Flame'.

Each strand of black sword energy, in addition to possessing nuclear fusion-level power and a sharpness that seems to cut through space, also has the powerful adhesion and corrosiveness of the vampire skill 'Black Flame'.

Su Bai felt that calling it 'Thousand Threads Black Flame Sword' was inappropriate; it should be called... Thousand Threads Black Flame Soul-Eating Sword?

The morning meeting was held as scheduled on the third day.

When Su Bai arrived, he saw Zheng Zha looking very confident and pointing out the flaws in the landscape.

"Xiao Xiao, smile." Zheng Zha, with the Phoenix Axe on his shoulder, patted Xiao Honglu's shoulder. "How old are you? Only eleven or twelve years old. Even if you're strengthening your necromancer, you should still have a sunny disposition, be as full of sunshine as your brother Zheng Zha."

Xiao Honglu's face was gloomy, and sometimes black energy would inadvertently emanate from his body. The core rune between his eyebrows would light up and then quickly disappear.

Spending every day in cemeteries and graveyards, deliberately creating an environment where the sun never shines and evil spirits roam, made Xiao Honglu much more gloomy and less talkative.

He needs to adjust his mood to regain a positive outlook.

He was sitting in his seat trying to calm himself down when Zheng Zha came over and started talking to him, which made him feel even more gloomy.

"Xiao Xiao, look at you, why is your face getting darker the more you talk? Shall we have a spar?" Zheng Zha weighed the Phoenix Axe in his hand.

"Since taking the Foundation Building Pill, my meridians have become clear and my Yin and Yang internal energies have been circulating smoothly. My Yang internal energy is about to enter the 'Third Yang of Nine Yangs' stage, and my Yin internal energy is also steadily advancing towards the 'Second Blood Moon of Nine Yins' stage."

"It's time for a battle, Xiao Xiao. Can't you summon a 5-meter-tall sub-giant skeleton warrior? Let me give you some pointers."

Xiao Honglu's face darkened even more.

He's not stupid. How could a 5-meter-tall sub-giant be a match for Zheng Zha? Such a battle would be meaningless and just asking for trouble.

Offering guidance was out of the question.

As a necromancer, his strength lies in summoning stronger skeleton warriors and massing troops; he doesn't need to pay much attention to the combat issues of the skeleton warriors themselves.

Seeing that Xiao Honglu was ignoring him, Zheng Zha felt bored, put away the Phoenix Axe, and walked to the side to grab Bawang and Lingdian by the neck with one hand each.

"How about the three of us practice? Overlord, with all that fur, what are you going to do with heavy firepower? I think you should get the werewolf bloodline."

"We two brothers can have a real fight, fist to fist."

"Zero, and stop clinging to the Gauss sniper rifle. I think you should exchange for the Troll Bloodline; that's what a real man does!"

As Zheng Zha got into the swing of things, imagining the scene, he said, "A passionate battle is what makes a real man."

He rearranged the enhancements for everyone, then turned to Xiao Honglu and said, "I think you should enhance your Magic Network Contactor physique. Our Central Continent team is short of a mage, and we can use side quests and reward points to support you."

Xiao Honglu didn't want to talk.

Zheng Zha then looked at Zhao Yingkong, "You should strengthen your Flash Spirit bloodline. I think assassins need to be fast, swift as a whirlwind."

Chu Xuan sat calmly in his seat, but Zheng Zha did not let him off the hook.

He looked at Chu Xuan and said earnestly, "Little Chu, you say you're an arcanist, why don't you cast spells? Is your aptitude not very good?"

“I think if I were an arcanist, I would be better than you. Why don’t you give me a few spell scrolls, I’ll learn them myself and then teach you.”

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses.

"Don't you all believe me? Look at my Yin and Yang internal energies, how they clash and complement each other, making me stronger than all of you. That's my insight."

"Let me tell you, playing with vampires and internal energy together is pretty good, it's just that I didn't have enough side quest points and reward points back then..."

When Su Bai arrived, he saw Zheng Zha beaming with pride, 'pointing out the best' and even starting to plan how to enhance everyone's abilities.

This kind of Zheng Zha didn't appear suddenly; rather, there were signs of it starting after this enhancement.

Then it evolves in this direction every day.

Zheng Zha only calmed down when he saw Su Bai arrive, and everyone finally showed expressions of relief.

The meeting began with planning today's training schedule and the training goals to be achieved, and then everyone went to Zhang Jie's personal room to practice.

As everyone walked towards Zhang Jie's private room, Zheng Zha couldn't help but speak to his teammates again.

Zhan Lan, Xiao Honglu, and the others all avoided Zheng Zha.

Only Su Bai and Chu Xuan remained in the main square.

“Zheng Zha is having a retaliatory attack,” Chu Xuan said calmly. “It’s like when a long-suppressed desire to consume suddenly comes out and leads to retaliatory spending.”

"Zheng Zha previously thought he was too weak, and the imbalance in the definition of 'strength' troubled him greatly."

"His exchange will give him the combat power of a fourth-tier beginner in a short period of time, making him think that he has regained his 'power', so he is getting complacent and increasingly arrogant."

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses. "This is not conducive to his achievement of the Foundation Establishment realm, and his training has also begun to slacken. He has resumed his normal life."

Su Bai nodded.

Besides his 'retaliatory' smugness, Zheng Zha's true nature was also exposed again as he gained more and more control over the 'Hulk bloodline'.

Chu Xuan said, "I habitually come to the large sphere of light in the Main God Square at night to study the exchange list and analyze the information."

“These past two nights, I’ve seen Lori limping out to get repairs, and she’s been doing it several times a night.”

"Zheng Zha has some unconventional wisdom in thinking of using the repair function to do this kind of thing."

Su Bai's eyes widened.

Wow, Zheng Zha's moves are so fancy!

No wonder he hasn't seen Lori these past two days; she's been resting in her room during the day.

Zheng Zha, as expected of a white-collar worker who was already quite adventurous, really knows how to enjoy life.

Su Bai could understand Zheng Zha's current situation; it was nothing more than the sudden release of long-accumulated pressure and suppressed emotions.

The excitement overwhelmed him, leading him to do some absurd things.

Zheng Zha wasn't bullying anyone, and he wasn't that kind of person.

He was more like a little boy who had finally gotten the toy he had been eyeing for so long, and was so excited that he wanted to show it off everywhere.

He had become strong enough, so he proudly wanted to tell everyone that he was very strong.

His command of the country was simply a display of his power.

Su Bai said, "The excitement will wear off in a couple of days."

Chu Xuan said, "Yes, I have a way to unlock Zheng Zha's second-stage gene lock."

Su Bai looked at Chu Xuan: "Oh?"

Chu Xuan said, "Based on the data I have researched and compiled, I speculate that the essence blood of the dragon race has the effect of unlocking the second-stage gene lock."

"But just like the T-virus modification reagent, the dragon blood modification fluid is also a kind of unlocking catalyst."

"It doesn't directly make people unlock the lock, but rather increases the ease of unlocking it."

"After the injection, external stimulation is still needed for it to actually unlock."

“Zheng Zha is in the perfect state to unlock his genetic potential.”

“We can use the method of ‘making him proud first, then destroying his pride’ to unlock the door by exploiting this emotional gap.”

Su Bai: "...Uh."

He looked at Chu Xuan, but couldn't read Chu Xuan's expression.

However, he knew that Zheng Zha had definitely teased Chu Xuan again and had already reached Chu Xuan's psychological threshold, so Chu Xuan made a reasonable counterattack.

In the original storyline, the two also had a love-hate relationship, like a pair of sworn enemies.

“Okay,” Su Bai said.

The plan is simple: when Chu Xuan returns to the Alien World, he will take Zheng Zha with him. He will ignite Zheng Zha's ambition and ultimately destroy him through excessive praise. Finally, after returning to the Main God Space, he will orchestrate a dramatic fall from grace.

That evening's gathering.

The Zhongzhou team members summarized their training results, and Zheng Zha suddenly began to show signs of his past 'revengeful emotions,' becoming much quieter.

However, after Zheng Zha finished reporting on the battle, Chu Xuan still led the applause, praising Zheng Zha for his great progress and saying that he truly deserved to be the representative of 'strength'.

Chu Xuan wanted to continue with the plan.

Zheng Zha's face flushed with excitement for a moment, and he said modestly but proudly, "Not at all, Xiao Chu, you have a good eye."

He was extremely excited, feeling like he had achieved great success in the team.

Chu Xuan said, "This time at the Evening Gathering, I will take Zheng Zha back to the Alien World for 100 days, which is 1 second to you. After 1 second, I will return with the modified black armor and the dragon blood modification fluid."

Chu Xuan retrieved the black armor from everyone and also took the hair and energy from each person's body.

He then left with Zheng Zha, only to return a second later.

"The black armor has been modified and is much more convenient than before. This time, liquid nanotechnology was used as a reference. It is no longer in the form of a suitcase, but can be worn like a vest. The vest style can be selected by the user."

"To start, simply press the center button on your armor and communicate with the AI ​​within your armor."

"I will call this black armor the 'Black God Armor'."

Zheng Zha became Chu Xuan's assistant, his face pale. It was clear that he had been frightened by Chu Xuan's experiments again after returning to the alien world with Chu Xuan.

But his gaze toward the crowd was even more blatant and eager.

Zheng Zha took out a black vest representing the 'Black God Armor' from his storage ring. It was as thin as ordinary people's clothes, and he distributed it to everyone one by one.

"You guys don't know how to use it, do you? I do, hahaha, I can teach you. I went to the alien world to train for 100 days, and now I'm super powerful!" Zheng Zha said, beaming.

Chu Xuan calmly added, "Although Zheng Zha has not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage, he is stronger than before."

Zheng Zha immediately revealed a smug look, temporarily forgetting Chu Xuan's terrifying laboratory, and laughed, "Little Chu, don't say that."

He was so happy.

Su Bai looked at Zheng Zha, feeling sorry for him.

After distributing the 'Black God Armor', Chu Xuan took out a white refrigerated box, opened it, and found ten tubes of red reagent inside.

"Dragon Blood Modification Reagent has the effect of unlocking the second stage of gene lock."

"It also has the effect of enhancing the basic four dimensions, but you have all used dragon blood to amplify them, so this time using the dragon blood modification reagent may have an amplification, but not much."

"Zheng Zha, distribute this to everyone."

Everyone received a tube of dragon blood modification reagent from Zheng Zha.

Zheng Zha proudly taught everyone how to inject the dragon blood modification reagent, and then gave a long explanation of the effects after the injection.

Generally speaking, it's all about how much pain he endured and how he overcame it with great perseverance.

The meeting did not end after everyone had been injected with the dragon blood modification reagent.

Everyone donned the Black God Armor and went to Zhang Jie's personal room to test the power of the Black God Armor.

Zheng Zha had been waiting for this opportunity. He volunteered to be the instructor and let others take turns to fight him one-on-one. He would demonstrate the power of the Black God Armor.

Su Bai and Chu Xuan watched from the side, and Chu Xuan gave Su Bai a look that said everything was arranged.

Zheng Zha first fought Xiao Honglu.

"Xiao Xiao, you're a necromancer, don't say I'm bullying you, I'm only using a fraction of my strength."

The two began to fight.

Xiao Honglu's physical body is very weak, but with the support of the Black God Armor, he still possesses a certain level of combat power.

He fought Zheng Zha, but was ultimately defeated.

Although Zheng Zha was victorious, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong. He did use some strength, but how could it take dozens of moves to defeat the physically weak Xiao Honglu? It was as if he had become weaker.

He thought it might be his imagination, so he called up Ba Wang for another fight.

He didn't talk about how much effort he would put in, but instead went all out and won in the end, but the Overlord caused him a lot of trouble.

Zheng Zha's heart skipped a beat. What was going on?

Isn't the Overlord supposed to be a heavy firepower user? How come his close-combat ability seems to be catching up to his?

Next up are Mu Gang, Lingdian, and Zhao Yingkong.

Zheng Zha's fight became increasingly difficult, and in the end, he and Zhao Yingkong fought to a draw.

At this moment, not only Zheng Zha, but everyone else looked at Zheng Zha with strange eyes.

Didn't you get stronger? Why do you feel weaker?

Zheng Zha felt extremely uneasy. What was going on?

Finally, Su Bai took the stage. Zheng Zha took a deep breath, excited about being able to fight against Su Bai.

Aside from Zhang Jie, Su Bai was the strongest in the hearts of the Zhongzhou team members at this moment.

Zheng Zha also wanted to surpass Su Bai, so that his 'strength' would be more worthy of the name.

The two sides are fighting.

As a result, Su Bai used only one finger to send Zheng Zha flying ten meters away, where he fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

Everyone noticed something was wrong; Zheng Zha... was very weak.

"Zheng Zha, you're too weak," Su Bai said, frowning.

These words pierced Zheng Zha's heart like a sharp arrow.

His weakness had made him feel bad again, just as he had originally thought he had five days of vacation left, plenty of time.

Before I knew it, it was the last day, and I only had half a day left before I had to go back to work.

Where did time go? It's very similar to this feeling.

This sudden shift in emotions, from high to low, was something Zheng Zha couldn't accept.

The higher you stand, the harder you fall.

His most valued captain, Su Bai, after defeating him with one finger, uttered the disappointed words, "You're too weak."

It felt like he had been hit a thousand times harder.

He absolutely did not want to show his weak and vulnerable side in front of Su Bai.

"I want to be strong... I want to be strong..." A thought appeared in Zheng Zha's mind, repeating itself over and over, filling his brain.

He got up from the ground and felt as if there were some kind of shackles inside his body, locking him in and making him very uncomfortable.

He struggled to break free, and then heard a 'crack' sound, like the sound of glass shattering.

In an instant, a powerful force surged within him once more, and he unlocked the second stage of his gene lock!

Zheng Zha stood up from the ground, his Yin-Yang internal energy circulating within him, his left eye radiating golden yang, his right eye a blood moon, exuding a murderous aura.

After activating the second stage of his genes, his eyes were blank, but he still retained his rationality.

"The second stage of gene lock has been activated." Xiao Honglu was the first to react.

He knew what was going on: the captain and Chu Xuan had conspired to set a trap, stimulating Zheng Zha to unlock the second stage of his gene lock.

Zheng Zha's weakening was definitely Chu Xuan's doing.

The others also realized what was happening and understood what was going on.

The gap between the first-stage and second-stage gene locks is still significant, and Zheng Zha's strength has increased once again, reaching another peak.

"You mean... my weakening was Chu Xuan's doing..." Zheng Zha said, his eyes blank, each word distinct.

This transformed state doesn't look good for him either.

No one answered Zheng Zha, but Zheng Zha, who was in the second stage of the gene lock, had a very fast brain processing ability, and his weakness was indeed very abnormal.

It must have been Chu Xuan who did something to him that made him lose face in front of Su Bai.

He least wanted to lose face in front of Su Bai.

Zheng Zha, in a fit of rage, charged toward Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan seized the opportunity, turned around and left decisively. He took out a black soul banner at some point and shook it gently.

Li Shuaixi, now in a temporary physical body, appeared and stood in the spot where Chu Xuan had previously been.

"The sun has risen again, I must perform well," Li Shuaixi thought with a smile.

Before he could even see his surroundings clearly, he was suddenly grabbed tightly by a humanoid beast, and the two of them fell to the ground together.

"Chu Xuan, I'm going to strangle you to death!" Zheng Zha shouted, grabbing Li Shuaixi tightly.

Li Shuaixi: "...Huh?!"

(End of this chapter)